HEON Graduate Outreach Assistant

United Kingdom — International Student Market

654K inbound students (2024) +0%

1. India 169K

2. China 152K

4. United States 36K

5. Pakistan 31K

14 international branch campuses in United Kingdom

This employer operates 1 active branch campus in 1 country (since 2006)

OVERVIEW The University of Surrey is recruiting a HEON Graduate Outreach Assistant for a fixed-term contract running from September 2026 to July 2027. The role sits within the Higher Education Outreach Network (HEON), a partnership of universities, colleges, and local organisations focused on widening participation and supporting young people in accessing higher education. This position supports the design and delivery of outreach programmes while contributing to evaluation, data collection, social media support, and administrative activities.

It offers experience within higher education outreach and engagement work connected to education access initiatives.

• Contribute to the design of HEON outreach programmes
• Support the delivery of outreach activities
• Assist with data collection
• Support evaluation activities related to outreach programmes
• Assist with social media tasks
• Provide administrative support
• Contribute to work focused on widening participation
• Support young people in accessing higher education

• Ability to support outreach programme delivery
• Ability to assist with evaluation and data collection activities
• Ability to support social media activities
• Ability to undertake administrative tasks
• Interest in widening participation and higher education outreach WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS Outreach roles in higher education play an important part in helping students understand their education options and opportunities. By supporting activities connected to accessing higher education, this role contributes to programmes designed to widen participation and encourage progression into higher education. The position also provides exposure to partnership work across universities, colleges, and local organisations.
  
  Experience gained through outreach, evaluation, and administrative responsibilities can support future careers in education, higher education administration, or community engagement.